Post by WayoshiM on May 25, 2016 21:07:31 GMT -5

Official clip:

Sick ending. Watching out for potential ties for years, for it to happen on $24000 is hilarious (I didn't realize it could happen until Danielle was at 18k). I'm ambivalent about the tiebreaker tossup being worth $1000, it's so rare that it doesn't really matter but I think it being worth no money was better.

Post by MarioGS on May 25, 2016 21:27:59 GMT -5

Well, this is definitely one for the books. If only the audience could have not been so dead, though. I knew we had to get another tie sooner or later. I wonder if the $1,000 was decided on the fly only because they had to use the $1,000 Toss-Up wipe. At least we now have an answer to what wipe they would use for a tie. There is in fact no "TIEBREAKER" wipe in existence, unlike the Wheel DS game. IIRC, last time there was a tie, the Toss-Up wipes did not have the amounts. Also, I think I remember our rule packets saying that the tiebreaker Toss-Up would have no value. Any recent contestants who still have theirs care to look into this? (We got away with keeping ours at my taping, but apparently the CC's prefer you don't keep it. Unfortunately, my father accidentally threw it away at the hotel)

And then to top it off, a $100K win to put our super-close winner at a nice, even total! Truly amazing.

Still not my favorite episode of Season 33 ( ) but this will definitely be one of the most memorable Wheel episodes of the 2010's, no doubt.

Post by eybyon on May 25, 2016 21:54:38 GMT -5

We got our MONEY'S WORTH with today's episode, didn't we? Wow!!! That's one for the Wheel TREASURE TROVE for sure!

Speaking of GETTING MY MONEY'S WORTH, let me TELL you ALL ABOUT Pat's response to someone on Twitter who claimed it should've been MONIES! I have never seen Pat rebut a challenge to a Wheel puzzle before, so this was interesting to see:

Dylan's frozen reaction in R4 when he hit $5K with the flipper barely holding on was priceless! If he had cashed in, I suspect he would've literally exploded and we would've seen a man POUR his HEART OUT!

Heh, just as Wheel couldn't get a COMPUTER PROGRAMMER to fix the glitch in Twitter TU, it seems they couldn't get a graphic designer to make a tiebreaker TU graphic so they changed the rule to award $1K to the winner.

And yes, the BR was an easy one. Was nice to know from Pat she had RSTLNE'd it like some of us did at home. Loved seeing the confetti fall a second time this season! Looked like BIRDS and BUTTERFLIES flying about with colorful FLOWERS all around! (Speaking of that LIVING THINGS puzzle, how'd they get away with omitting the ampersand?)

Oh, and finally I appreciated Dylan's implicit desire to see SOUTH KOREA and NORTH KOREA reunified although I think I prefer that the reunified nation be called KOREA over SOUTH NORTH KOREA.

Post by GameShow75 on May 25, 2016 22:01:53 GMT -5

I was quite shocked to see a tied game after the Speed-Up Round and to be quite honest, I actually like the idea of awarding extra money for the tiebreaker and it was definitely a good game since all three players left with at least $5,000. The $100,000 victory in the bonus round was definitely the best part about this season. (Even though it's kind of not my most favorite highlight of the season. )

Post by germanname on May 25, 2016 22:52:08 GMT -5

TIEBREAKER TOSS-UP: We now know how a tiebreaker works (I know they've had this happen before but it was so long ago.) and what graphic they use.

$100,000 WIN!!!

No offense to any boardies that played this season but this is by far my favorite episode of season 33!

Also, all of these puzzles just screamed 90s WOF!

Good reasons for me to like this episode as well, tlc38tlc38 , but there's another good reason for me to like it. Despite all the missolves that occurred tonight, everyone won something. I'm glad to know Dylan and LaToya got on the board early on, but for Danielle to win something at the last minute the way she did was just plain awesome!

And for the second Wheel Around the World week in a row, we have a $100,000 win?! Wow-wee! How's that for my favorite week of the season?

Post by mechamind on May 25, 2016 23:23:57 GMT -5

Now there's some of the rare "Fortune" this season. A $6,000 Speed-Up for someone to not only avoid the gooseegg, but it also results in a tiebreaker Toss-Up. And then follow that with a $100,000 win in the Bonus Round.

This may be the Wheel equivalent of the Season 30 Jeopardy! Teen Tournament finale.

Post by cowheelfan on May 25, 2016 23:32:57 GMT -5

Everything about this episode was great. The contestants were fun to root for, the 5K speed up round, the tiebreaker, and the 100K win! That was a pretty darn easy BR, but freaking awesome that it resulted in an epic win! I also enjoyed hearing why she picked the C; just in case! Not a bad strategy to have in your back pocket just in case the puzzle isn't what you think it is! Really great evening for all!

Post by genius2751 on May 26, 2016 16:17:03 GMT -5

Only two words to describe this episode - NAIL BITER!

LaToya did a great job sweeping all four Toss-Ups, including the Tiebreaker! Problem with that, a dang notification on my phone spoiled it for me! Ugh...well, too bad Danielle’s the first player in a tie that made a late surge to not advance to the Bonus Round. Still, 24 grand is nothing to sneeze at. Additionally, I’ve only seen a $1,000 Tiebreaker in video games.

SOUTH NORTH KOREA? Really, Dylan? (I got that puzzle with no letters.) At least the Round 1 puzzle was ironic. And I’m glad they left the intact null cycle in Round 4 because it shows how difficult that puzzle was.

Only real downside was Dylan’s spingle in Round 2, but of course, that would have led to Danielle winning instead of LaToya. Dylan still managed to win a pretty nice chunk of change, though.

And just when you thought LaToya’s night couldn’t get any more exciting, she wins $100,000 and multiplies her total by five! Major congrats, ma’am! And here’s something else to smile about...

Post by cowheelfan on May 29, 2016 15:14:04 GMT -5

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